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Guatemala
Guatemala: Cámara de Comercio pide a SAT simplificar pago de impuestos
Las recientes intervenciones de la Superintendencia de Administración Tributaria (SAT) muestran la necesidad de una reforma integral para el pago de impuestos.
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Danimarca
Putting on the glitz
PICTURE a set of Lego that covers 50,000 square metres (540,000 square feet), costs over one billion Danish kroner ($150m), and has a mini-golf course on its roof. In reality the new global headquarters of the Lego Group will be of real bricks and concrete, but its boss, Jorgen Vig ...
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Qatar India Svizzera Regno Unito
Sell me if you can
A STAKE in a Formula One team, four planes and a slew of posh hotels including the Grosvenor House Hotel in London: the troubles of Sahara, an Indian conglomerate whose founder has been in and out of prison, has resulted in a neat pile of trophy assets for the discerning ...
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Brasile
Petrobras não pretende mexer no preço dos combustíveis, diz Parente
O presidente da Petrobras, Pedro Parente, disse hoje (14) que e a estatal não pretende mexer no preço dos combustíveis no curto prazo. Parente participou, na sede da estatal no Rio, da recepção aos atletas do Time Petrobras, patrocinados pela empresa e que vão defender o Brasil na Olimpíada. “Como ...
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Brasile
ANP autoriza Petrobras a parar produção em 14 concessões e 16 plataformas
A Agência Nacional do Petróleo, Gás Natural e Biocombustíveis (ANP) autorizou a Petrobras a interromper a produção em 16 plataformas e 14 concessões, sendo 13 em terra e uma em mar. De acordo com a ANP, a autorização foi motivada pela “recente e brusca” mudança da conjuntura externa à companhia, ...
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Brasile
Caixa deve aplicar R$ 10 bilhões em crédito rural no Ano Safra 2016/2017
Recursos serão distribuídos em operações de custeio e investimento, agrícola e pecuário, além de linhas destinadas à comercializaçãoArquivo/Agência Brasil A Caixa Econômica Federal iniciou neste mês as contratações do novo Ano Safra 2016/2017. Para o período, o banco projeta aplicar no crédito rural R$ 10 bilhões por meio das linhas ...
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Regno Unito Kuwait Yemen
Situation in Taiz remains critical - MSF
Source: Médecins Sans Frontières Country: YemenAn increase in fighting in March, April and May necessitated the treatment of around 1,700 war wounded alone – most of the wounded coming from within the city where many civilians are caught in the middle of intense fighting.Overview There has been a significant decrease in the ...
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USA
UN report on 2014-16 killings in Ukraine highlights “rampant impunity"
Source: UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights Country: UkraineThe report states that the armed conflict in certain districts of Donetsk and Luhansk regions, “... accounts for the majority of violations of the right to life in Ukraine over the last two years”, claiming up to 2,000 civilian lives. UN ...
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Cina USA
Unenforced law puts thousands of Afghan children at risk of injury, death
Source: Human Rights Watch Country: AfghanistanHRW says Afghan government is failing to protect tens of thousands of children, some as young as five, from hazardous conditions in the workplace, in violation of its labour laws. Afghanistan: Hazardous Work for Children Widespread Unenforced Law Puts Thousands at Risk of Injury, Death (New York) – The ...
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Egitto Giordania
UN calls for end to indiscriminate attacks on civilians in Aleppo and respect for humanitarian law
Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, UN Humanitarian Coordinator for Syrian Arab Republic Country: Syrian Arab RepublicThe UN and partners in east Aleppo have enough food supplies for 145,000 people for one month, and are urgently working on a response to meet increasing needs. Statement is attributable to Yacoub ...